Chapter 395: Mian Li Cang
The lookout scanned the sea below and caught glimpses of giant turtle shadows flickering in and out of view.
Bang, bang, bang...
They kept slamming their horns into the Divine Wind's hull, sending the gold level magic ship reeling violently.
“It's a ramhorn turtle swarm!”
“At least three gold level ones.”
"How is that possible? We scanned this area—where did this swarm come from?"
“At this rate, the Divine Wind's hull will be breached!”
Feng Lian shot forward like an arrow.
Hovering midair, he swung his scythe, unleashing wind blades that sliced toward the ramhorn turtles below.
But in the next instant, dense spatial ripples erupted around each turtle.
One by one, the ramhorn turtles vanished into the distance, perfectly evading every wind blade.
Simultaneously, similar spatial ripples manifested within the Divine Wind's hold.
This time, bundles of alchemy bombs materialized out of thin air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The alchemy bombs detonated in rapid succession, wounding countless pirates and destroying vast sections of the ship's interior, causing immense destruction.
“Damn it!” Feng Lian had no choice but to dive back into the Divine Wind, taking control of the situation.
Though his scythe was razor-sharp and his personal combat prowess formidable, he found himself unable to act in this situation, his strength rendered useless.
Feng Lian nearly ground his teeth to dust.
He couldn't find the enemy!
"This style of attack... Mian Li Cang! You are the honorable leader of the Li Jian Clan! Have the courage to show yourself and face me in battle! Hiding elsewhere, where is your honor as a noble?!"
The next moment, Mian Li Cang's voice pierced the air, responding to Feng Lian.
“Captain of the Divine Wind Pirates, you struck while my clan tested its new naval warships during a vulnerable period, reaping immense gains. Did you truly believe you and your men could depart unscathed?”
“Now I shall make you and your crew pay a heavy price!”
Mian Li Cang possessed no noble honor, only utter shamelessness. Though the navy was ambusher, he spun it as if he were the victim.
As Mian Li Cang finished speaking, waves of spatial disturbances, varying in size, erupted once more.
This time, however, the disturbances were far more numerous. Their reach extended beyond the Divine Wind, engulfing nearly every pirate vessel.
Beasts materialized from thin air, launching frenzied assaults on all nearby people and objects.
Ice wolves, snow monsters, white tigers, and wyverns bearing the bloodline of white dragons appeared.
Chaos erupted throughout the Divine Wind Pirates.
Countless pirates were slaughtered.
They were forced to fight individually.
Bing Xiao and the human ringleader also found themselves in trouble.
“Run!”
Both were only silver level, now under attack by three silver level snow spiders.
Among the Bayonet Gang leaders, the human ringleader was already the weakest combatant.
Bing Xiao was ancient and specialized in breeding giant slaves. His personal combat prowess had never been exceptional.
Most critically, the beasts summoned by Mian Li Cang were utterly fearless.
They even turned on each other!
For Bing Xiao and the human ringleader, the most rational approach was to fight while retreating.
To confront them head-on was suicide!
This was the ship of the Divine Wind Pirates. Both Bing Xiao and the human ringleader agreed: Feng Lian would ultimately resolve all these troubles.
“Can anyone help me?” Bing Xiao shouted for help as he ran.
But everyone they encountered, whether members of the Bayonet Gang or the Divine Wind Pirates, was too preoccupied with their own survival.
Throughout their perilous escape, Bing Xiao witnessed countless corpses, blood staining the ship's holds and corridors crimson.
Every passing second felt like torture.
Finally, the pair succeeded in diverting the pursuers' attention by using others as decoys, temporarily escaping the crisis.
But the cost was immense.
A sharp ice spike pierced Bing Xiao's right shoulder. Frost elements were violently corroding his body.
The human ringleader brought up the rear, shielding Bing Xiao. Now he was covered in blood, a massive wound gushing uncontrollably from his midsection. His condition was critical.
As Bing Xiao passed by Lan Zao's cabin, he saw a giant ice wolf bursting through the door, poised to end Lan Zao's life.
"Save him!" Bing Xiao roared at the crucial moment.
The giant ice wolf was only bronze level. It was swiftly slain by the two. If it were a silver level, or even an iron level beast, Bing Xiao might have made a different choice.
“Quick, block the door with whatever you can find!” After slaying the wolf, Bing Xiao burst into the cabin and shouted.
The human ringleader hurriedly moved tables and chairs to seal the gaping hole in the cabin door, braced his body firmly against it, and pushed with all his might.
Outside, the sounds of pirates clashing with beasts echoed relentlessly—death throes, desperate cries for help...
Bing Xiao and the human ringleader remained tense and alert for a while before gradually relaxing.
During this time, though beasts approached the cabin with heavy footsteps, they all passed by without entering, drawn instead to the pirates putting up resistance.
“Phew, safe for now!” The human ringleader exhaled a cloud of stale breath before collapsing exhausted onto the floor.
“You've lost too much blood—you need bandages immediately!” Bing Xiao scanned the room, then strode swiftly to Lan Zao's bed. Bending low, he tore a strip from the bedsheet and tossed it to the human ringleader.
“You brat, I saved your life this time. We're even now,” Bing Xiao said, gazing at the unconscious Lan Zao.
“The bloodlust here is too strong. It'll draw beasts. We should move to a safer place,” Bing Xiao turned to the human ringleader.
The human ringleader's eyes were closed.
Bing Xiao's expression darkened instantly. “Damn it!” he cursed aloud.
He rushed back to the human ringleader, checking his condition.
The human ringleader wasn't dead—there was still a faint breath—but he lay unconscious from his severe injuries.
“Mian Li Cang is hiding within a sub-space. As long as he doesn't appear in the Main World, I can't threaten him.” Feng Lian pieced together the intelligence and grasped the situation.
Feng Lian felt his resolve waver.
He had provoked Mian Li Cang with everything he had, yet the man refused to show himself.
“Launch the ship! Full speed ahead! Get us far from here!” Feng Lian suddenly ordered.
The effect was immediate.
As they gradually distanced themselves, spatial fluctuations diminished sharply, and the number of beasts or alchemy bombs teleported by Mian Li Cang decreased dramatically.
Once the Divine Wind Pirates had pulled away to a safe distance, no more beasts or alchemy bombs appeared.
Mian Li Cang, residing within the suppressed space, relied on spatial positioning to teleport objects and creatures.
Once the Divine Wind pirate ships were no longer at their original location, pinpointing their new position became a cumbersome task.
For Mian Li Cang, separated by an entire plane, it required a series of complex recalculations to obtain new precise coordinates for accurate teleportation.
The Divine Wind Pirates fled in disarray.
Feng Lian's face was as cold as frost.
His combat prowess far surpassed that of Mian Li Cang, the current head of the Li Jian Clan. Yet, the enemy refused to engage him directly, instead continuously deploying forces across dimensions.
The frenzied, death-defying beasts served as perfect suicide troops..
The Divine Wind Pirates suffered devastating losses, all because of Mian Li Cang alone.
Feng Lian etched this humiliation deep into his heart.
“The Li Jian Clan... Mian Li Cang!” Feng Lian's eyes blazed with seething fury.
“They ambushed us again. How did they pinpoint our fleet's exact location?”
“There must be a mole aboard!”
"Investigate!!"